SETTERM(1) Linux Programmer's Manual SETTERM(1)
NAME
setterm - set terminal attributes
SYNOPSISsetterm[-term terminal_name ]setterm[-reset]setterm[-initialize]setterm[-cursor[on|off]]setterm[-keyboardpc|olivetti|dutch|extended]setterm[-repeat[on|off]]setterm[-appcursorkeys[on|off]]setterm[-linewrap[on|off]]setterm[-snow[on|off]]setterm[-softscroll[on|off]]setterm[-defaults]setterm[-foregroundblack|red|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan|white|default]setterm[-backgroundblack|red|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan|white|default]setterm[-ulcolorblack|grey|red|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan|white]setterm[-ulcolorbrightred|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan|white]setterm[-hbcolorblack|grey|red|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan|white]setterm[-hbcolorbrightred|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan|white]setterm[-inversescreen[on|off]]setterm[-bold[on|off]]setterm[-half-bright[on|off]]setterm[-blink[on|off]]setterm[-reverse[on|off]]setterm[-underline[on|off]]setterm[-store]setterm[-clear[all|rest]]setterm[-tabs[tab1tab2tab3...]] where (tabn = 1-160)
setterm[-clrtabs[tab1tab2tab3...] where (tabn = 1-160)
setterm[-regtabs[ 1-160 ]]setterm[-blank[ 0-60 ]]setterm[-powersave[on|vsync|hsync|powerdown|off]]setterm[-powerdown[ 0-60 ]]setterm[-dump[ 1-NR_CONS ]]setterm[-append[ 1-NR_CONS ]]setterm[-file dumpfilename ]setterm[-standout[ attr ]]setterm[-blength[ 0-2000 ]]setterm[-bfreqfreqnumber]DESCRIPTIONsetterm writes to standard output a character string that
will invoke the specified terminal capabilities. Where
possibile terminfo is consulted to find the string to use.
Some options however do not correspond to a terminfo(5)
capability. In this case, if the terminal type is "con",
or "linux" the string that invokes the specified capabili-
ties on the PC Minix virtual console driver is output.
Options that are not implemented by the terminal are
ignored.
OPTIONS
Most options are self explanatory. The less obvious
options are as follows:
-term can be used to override the TERM environment vari-
able.
-reset displays the terminal reset string, which typically
resets the terminal to its power on state.
-initialize
displays the terminal initialization string, which
typically sets the terminal's rendering options,
and other attributes to the default values.
-default
sets the terminal's rendering options to the
default values.
-store stores the terminal's current rendering options as
the default values.
SEEALSOtput(1), stty(1), terminfo(5), tty(4)
BUGS
Differences between the Minix and Linux versions are not
documented.
AUTHORS
Gordon Irlam (gordoni@cs.ua.oz.au)
Adaption to Linux by Peter MacDonald
Enhancements by Mika Liljeberg (liljeber@cs.Helsinki.FI)
Beep patch by Christophe Jolif (cjo-
lif@storm.gatelink.fr.net)
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